Detachable guard-rail for bedsteads.



' Patented Aug. 20, IQQI.

l-L A. TOBEY. DETACHABLE GUARD RAIL FOR BEDSTEADS.

(Apphcatlon flled May 7 1900) (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES HENRY A. TOBEY, or TOLEDO, OHIO.

DETACHABLE GUARD-RAIL. FOR BEDSTEADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,154, dated August 20, 1901.

Application filed May 7, 1900. Serial No. 15,864. (No model.)

,To all whom it may concern.-

Beitknown that I, HENRY A. TOBEY,Of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, 1 have invented a new and Improved Fasten ing for Guard-Rails for Bedsteads or Similar 1 Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the mechanism for pp 3 securing the guard-rail to the frame of the .io

bed and the object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device. I at tain this object by the mechanism shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- 3 position.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one side of the bed-frame, showing the guard-rail in Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the Idevicefor supporting the upper bar of ,the

guardmail. y the guard-rail. Fig. 4 is a detail view; and 1 29.

Fig. 3 is a plan or top View of Fig.5 is a View of the guard with the lower rail swung outward at right angles to the bedposts in a horizontal position, with one end i elevated in position to be detached.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. In Fig. 1, 0t is a portion of an ordinary iron bedstead a, angle-iron side rail holding the consists of an upper rail 1) and a lower rail 0,

two ends in position. The guard-rail to which the improvement is applied is made, preferably,of tubular material and in the illustration with cross bars or spindle d separating the rails a suitable distance apart. The upper rail 17 is provided at each end with a clip having diagonally-opposed extended projectionsor fingers e and e, made to conform to the shape of the post a, each finger or projection partially encircling the posts. The lower rail 0 is provided with shouldered pins f, projecting through. the bed side rail a. When placed in position, the finger-clips e and e hold the upper rail, and the shouldered pins f, extendingthrough the angle-iron a, holds the guard-rail in place.

In Fig. 5, a is an elevation of the bed-post with the guard-rail in a horizontal position and one end elevated. In this position it is ready to be detached or replaced, as circumstances require.

. I am aware that prior to my invention guard-rails for bedsteads have been made in a variety of forms. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly.

WVhat I do claim as my invention, and dc sire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A detachable horizontal guard rail for bedsteads in combination with the vertical posts,- said guard-rail provided at both ends with an open clip having fingers curved in opposite directions around the post but not extending to a point beyond its center, the said fingers separated sufficiently to form a space between them for the insertion of the post, and having the corresponding fingers of each clip in the same relative position with respect to their respective posts, whereby the guard-rail is adapted to be connected to and removed from the posts by a half-revolution of the said rail, substantially as described.

2. A detachable guard-rail for bedsteads in combination with the Vertical posts and the bottom bed-rail, said guard-rail provided at both ends with an open clip having its arms a frame portion connected to said guard-rail and means for connecting said frame portion to said bottom bed-rail, substantially as described.

HENRY A. TOBEY.

Witnesses:

D. (J. WALTER, GEO. R. LOVE. 

